What is imperfect tense? How do you form it. and can you please give me few examples?
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The imperfect tense, refers to an action that continued for some time.
And example might be "I was living there before 2005."
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The Imperfect tense refers to an event in the past that repeats or is continuing.
Explanation:
[Compare this with the Simple Past ( Past Perfect or Preterit), which indicates a completed action.]
The Imperfect doesn't specify whether you're talking about the beginning of the action, the middle or the end.
In English, the Imperfect needs what's called a verbal periphrasis (a phrase) to indicate that the action is not completed. An action in the Imperfect can be happening when another event (in the Simple Past tense) occurs.
Examples of Simple Past Tense: (action completed)
- I went to the store this morning.
Last night, I woke up at three a.m., but I slept well the night before.
The neighbor's dog bit me yesterday.
I cooked Thanksgiving dinner last year, so it's your turn this year.
Examples of Imperfect Past Tense: (action continues or repeats)
I was preparing food and cooking for hours, but got it all done on time. (continues)
My sister was tossing and turning all night long; I sure wish we didn't have to share a room. (continues)
My brother used to run home from school every day. (repeats)
Until I was six I would wake up at 4:00 a.m. every Christmas morning to see if I could catch Santa Claus. (repeats)
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